Infographic: Inspire WiFi Highlights the Risks and Rewards of Public WiFi

Facebooktwittergoogle_plusredditpinterestlinkedinmail

Inspire WiFi, a company that provides WiFi networks for families, as well as the hospitality and healthcare industries, recently released a cool graphic which highlights just how much we are using public WiFi, as well as the dangers inherent to these kinds of open networks.

In spite of the well-known hacking risks, Inspire WiFi’s graphic details how 26% of users have accessed their bank accounts while using public WiFi, 19% have paid bills, 8% have sent emails with sensitive information, and 6% have filed their taxes. Doing any of these things on public WiFi without encrypting your data with a VPN like PRIVATE WiFi is incredibly risky.

Astoundingly, according to Inspire WiFi, nearly 96% of us carry out at least one work-related task while accessing public WiFi. If you are not protecting yourself, anything you send or receive may be seen by others. If you are sending sensitive company information, this could be a risk to your enterprise. To this end, only 25% of users who use their mobile device for work-related activities adhere to corporate security policies.

To protect yourself, Inspire WiFi recommends disabling file sharing on your computer or device, confirming WiFi networks with the business owner before connecting, and making sure your firewall software is turned on and up-to-date.

Most importantly, Inspire WiFi recommends using a VPN to encrypt all of your data when accessing public WiFi networks. A VPN like PRIVATE WiFi can keep your information from falling into the wrong hands, and allows you to access public WiFi knowing that your private information is completely secure.

Get Private Wifi   Protect your personal information.
Get DataCompress   Cut your mobile data usage.

Jared Howe

Jared Howe is PRIVATE WiFi’s Senior Manager, Product Marketing Communications. Working in high tech for over 15 years, Jared currently lives in Seattle with his wife, daughter, and their two cats.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.